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SDWG member Lorna talks about her early life and her experience of diagnosis 

Alison Mackenzie has put in place plans to leave a lasting legacy for dementia by arranging to leave a gift in her Will, in honour of her mum.

AHPs are experts in prevention and rehabilitation and will help you focus on your abilities and strengths so you can stay connected to your community and lice in your own home for as long as possible.

Find out more about the people that work for us, the support that we offer, the campaigning work that we have done and continue to do, the research that we are involved with and the training and consultancy offering that we provide.

Our 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline is staffed entirely by a team of trained and highly skilled volunteer call handlers. Their dedication and loyalty are remarkable. There is no 'typical' day on the Helpline but four of our remarkable team have shared one recent shvift to mark Dementia Awareness Week.

Connecting People, Connecting Support, focuses on a number of ambitions to transform the way in which AHPs support people living with dementia.

Our AHP Policy is backed by evidence and on what people living with dementia feel they need.

The forum is made up leading experts from the Allied Health Professionals field across Scotland, who are key to delivering the AHP approach.

Thea, member of the National Dementia Carer's Action Network, has written an article for International Women's Day on the role of the unpaid carer.

A sponsored challenge isn’t just a great way to raise money – it can also be a life-changing experience. Ann’s parents both died with dementia in 2001. Since then, Ann has been raising funds for Alzheimer Scotland and campaigning to improve understanding of dementia. Ann took part in a four day, 50km Sahara treck and describes the experience.